Sound device



April 24, A1928.

L. V. ARONSON SOUND DEVICE Filed MaIOh 3l, 1924 Patente-d Apr. 27.4, 1928.'v

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ys'oiiND Device.

application inea Marchal, Y1924, .seriai Nq..7o3,oa7, and in canada March 21, 1924.

invention relatesl to improveinentsin sound4 devices and is particularly adapted tor use in toys suchas dolls t-oprovidemeans therein `to cause ithem to utter sounds like mama, etc. yThe main object ofthei-nvention is to provide a device of this Class which is 1not only eficient `in operation vbut which isalso simple and unlikely to get out of f order as welliasbeing inexpensive and'very compact. jFurthergand more specific objects, features and advantageswilly mo appear from re clearly `the detail r'description given below taken in connection with lthe accompanying sheet of drawings whic hform a part of this specification. `r`In the drawings Referring to the'drawings, -11

section through a deviceY preferred ar` section Fig. 3 lis ne 3-3 of represents alcylindrical container or ,casing preferably made out of'lieavy Acardboard or thelike and closed at the lowerend by means metal cap 2 crimped yas at 3 to extend overv and tornr the'` lower edge of the cylinderl of a sheet an upwardly extendingfcirc'ularflange 4 fittingtightly around'the outside of end of the cylinder 1.

vthe lower 5 represents-a flexible tubular .bellows member preferably l-made of 5 is rigid The rlower endiot this ly secured r'easo'n of the crimped 4:V of the'head 2 and be tightly Secured -to the upper bellows member 'is a weighty vhead comprising a metallic fdish vshaped member 6 'preferably composed ot' iron. steel or' equivalent metal.

The upper end of lthe tubular ymember 5 extends 'within the downwardly extending peripheral flange 7 ofthe member 6 and is firmly -held there# in andjbound ti'glitlyagainst the inside surtace ofthe iaiige byp'me'ans of clamping ring 8 linserted af circular ,Ytliereinland fitting; n

so tiglitlytlierein as vto kbe heldfrmly'thereie by beeilen and the spring ion Qt the cast aY block of ylead 1 0 `also rectangular in transverse section. The block of lead 10 extends fora considera ble distance abo-ve Vthe ytop face 11" of' the member 6 and 'also for a considerable distance below ythe bottom face of the memberg 'The block :of lead 60 10.l is provided .with a vertical vaperture o i slot yat 13.v The member -6 is also vprovided 4with an aperture ther of the block 10 and in a-reed pipe 14 vprovided with a wsound reed 15. :The reedl 'ipe-14 ethrough atone side vthis aperture is fixed l may be 1 sealed in the aperture through the member :6"by means of `suitablewax for other sealing "compound .so as to vbe, suitably held'therein and V'any' air forced outvof the'bello'ws will be caused to pass throughthel-reed pipe. Oni-the upper 'tace of the member 6 there is' provided a sound chamber 16'. This chamber 'is'made by providing a stamped outjsheet metal 'inverted dish shaped member 1T and lplacing the same on'top of 'the member yG-with its flange extendingl downwardly Atov engage thev upper face of the member -6 as shown. -The lower edges of the Harige of 'member .17 may be secured andL sealed means of wax or other pound. Thek upper Vto the member 6 by 30 suitable sealing comportion (of .thelead block V10 extendsfthrough the meinber117 'dividing the space therebeneath whereby a one side thereof. On lead block 10'-the mem rsound Vchamber 116 Vis formed on substantially in half,

the other Side of the ber 17 is cutaway as at 18,-so that onthis side 'of-'the lead block 10 the space which would-otherwise be closed tothe outside is quite the slot d3 is a flat vExtending through vopen to -the outside.

plate 19 ofsteelfor vother suitable metal. The lower` kend of the steel plate or post 19 is rounded as at20 and,

within a rounded depressionQl stamped in this rounded end. its

the cover vmember Qso that this'e'nd of the post 19 is held in relatively fixed position with respecty thereto and to fthe casing ywhen f the partsareassembled. 'The upper end of and this 'rounded end .lunded depression S2 rounded at #lits snugly within a 4 in were@ ai CII member 25 secured on the top end ot the casing 1 so that also the upper end of the llat post 19 is held relatively fixed with respect to the cap 25 and casing 1 when the parts are assembled. The rounded concave portions 21 and 24 form sections of spherical surfaces o1 substantially the same radius as that oi' the rounded ends 20 and 25 respectively. This permits the plate or post 19 to be easily turned about its vertical axis to accommodate any position which the vertical slot 13 tends to take as the weighty head slides back and lforth on the post 19 while preventing any lateral movement f either end o1 the post 19 with respect to the casing or container. The cap 25 is rigidly secured to the casing 1 by being crimped over the lupper edge thereo'l as shown at 26. The cap25 is provided with nuifnerous apertures 27 therethrough whereby the space in the container directly beneath the cap is open to the outside atmosphere.

On one side of the lead block 10 it 1s provided with a lateral aperture 28 extending from the slot 13 to the sound chamber 16. On the other side and directly opposite the aperture 28 the lead block is cut away as at 29. The weighty head comprising the member 6, lead block 10 etc.` is adapted to slide by vgravity up and down the post 19 which acts as a guide therefor, when the device is turned to different positions. The post or plate 19 vis provided withl a relatively narrow aperture therethrough at 30 in the top portionthereof and another relatively longer apertureY 31 therethrough below thefaperture 30.

The reed pipe or sounding means preferably consists `of a member 14 which is semicircular in cross-section, open at its upper end and substantially closed at its lower end and over the upper or otherwise open face of the member 141 is placed the reed 15, the same being lirmly clamped thereto by a sheet metal vclamp 35 which passes over the reed 15 andA dow'n under thefianges 36 of the member 141 asrindicated `at37. In this way the metallic clamp' 35 extending over the edges of the reed securely holds the latter in position on the reed -pipe member 111-.

In operation, theV device is turned upside down so that the weighty head willv approach as near as possible the cap 25. This will bring the'aperture 28 above the aperture 30 as viewed in Figs. 1 and 2. Then it the device be turned to the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the weighty head will dropA by gravity, sliding along and being guided by the Hat post 19 and being pres vented from tilting thereby by reason of the long slot through the lead block 10. I find that the use of a leadsurface for such guiding means is particularly advantageous since there seems tovbe little friction and the ar'- rangement is more eiiicient in operation. As

the weighted head descends under the action o1 gravity with the parts in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the bellows 5 will be compressed thereby forcing air through the reed pipe and into the sound chamber 16.

At first very little air can escape in this manner because the sound chamber is substan which passes out through the openings 28 and 3() and thence through the cap 25 to the outside and is easilyV heard. lfihen the weighty head descends further so that the openings 28 and 3() no longer register, the post 19 covers the opening 28 and thus prevents the rush of air therethrough from the bellows and so causes the reed to cease speaking and the sound to be interrupted. The weighty head then ldescends slowly without causing anysound luntil the opening 28 registers with the opening 31 `when another rush Y of air takes yplace through the reed pipe. and another similar sound of longer duration is caused to be uttered in the same manner. This sound may be finally interrupted when the opening 28 passes by the opening 31 or the weighty member reaches the limit of its downward travel. It will be vseen vfrom the.

above that the `sound chamber is provided with a sound opening 28 formed on,` one side o1 the sound chamber and thatr the plate 19 acts as a flat valve sliding over saidopening 28 to control the emission of sound therei from. The devicel is then turned upside down whereupon the weighty member will by gravity slide back toward the cap ortop 25 and when the opening 28 has passedl the opening 30, the device may be againturned to assume the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and the operation repeated. t will thus appear that during a single movementjof the weightyT head, the sounding 'means is' caused to utter two sounds, one followinganother and by suitable. selection of the reed. etc.,` these sounds simulate the word mama. or papa,` as desired. v

From the above it will .be seen that the device is extremely simple and etlicient in operation, is very compactA and is composed of very iew and inexpensive parts whereby the same may be eiiiciently and cheaply constructed. lVhile I have described my improvements in great detail and in connection with a preferred embodiment thereof, I do not desire to be limited to such details or forni since manychanges' cir-modifications may be made and tneinv'ntiofi enrbbdiegd in widely clifereitl frfns ywithout departing from the spirit vand scope tlieie'ofinfits broaderfaspects.' L therefore, desire yto coverk all forms and features'comiiig' within,

the scope yor language of any onel or more ofthe appended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A sounding device having in combination a container, a tubular bellows member having one end secured with respect to thev having one end secured withrespect to the container, a weighty head connected to the other end of the bellows member, said head being adapted to move back and forth in the container by gravity'` to compress and distend the bellows member, a sound reed operated by the bellows, and means-for interruptving the sounding of the reed during one movement of the head whereby the reed will uttera plurality of sounds during one movement of the head, said head comprising a metallic dish shaped member with the end of the tubular bellows member extending within the peripheral` flange thereof,A and a clamping ringv located within said metallic dish shaped member and binding the end of the bellows member about the inside of said peripheral flange.

2. A sounding tion a container, a tubular bellows member container, a weighty head connected to the other end of the bellows member, said head being adapted to move back and forth in the container by gravity to-compress and distendthe bellows member, a sound reed operated by the bellows, and means for interrupting the sounding of the reed during one movement of the head whereby the reed will utter a plurality of sounds during one movement of the head, said head comprising a metallic member to which the end of the bellows member is peripherally attached, and said head `having an opening therethrough with a body of lead fixed in said opening, said body of lead having an opening therethrough and said linterrupting means including a relatively fixed postl extending through and having sliding engagement with said last mentioned opening.

3. A ysounding device having injcombination a container, a tubular bellows member having one end secured with respect to the container, a weighty head connected to the other endA of the bellows member, said head being adapted to move back and forth inthe container byv gravity to compress and distend the bellows member, a sound reed operated by the bellows, and means for interrupting the sounding of the reed Vduring one'movcment of the head whereby tlie'reed will utter a plurality of sounds during 'onemovement device having in combina-y .of there-ad, Said hef-aa campi-ian@ a 'metallic member to' which the endlof the rbellows Yineiriber is pripherally attached, and sai-d a body'yoflead yfixed inl said'opening, body'. of lead projecting yfrom the metallic member', a lateiai opening through said projecting portion, a sound chamber on said head, into which chamber the sound from the reed issues, said sound chamber beingy adapted to beopened to the Aoutside atmoshere through said lateral opening, said body of lead also having an opening therethrough substantially at right angles to said lateral opening and said interrupting means including a relatively fixed apertured postv therethrough, said plate extending throughV said head and acting as a'guide therefor'. the ends of said plate being rounded off and said caps having rounded depressions fitting said rounded ends for holding the plate in liea'd having ('ipehir'igv theirethro'ugliA with A.

said f fixed relation in the container when the Y' parts .are assembled, and means cooperating with the apertures in said plate for emitting the sound from the reed pipe during the movement of the head which causes the reed v pipe'. to speak.

5. A sounding device having acompression chamber and a weighty heard movable by A- gravity to expel air from said chamber, said head comprising a metallic plate, a body of lead secured to said plate, and proiecting therefrom, and a sound chamber adjacent the projecting portion, said pro]ecting portion having an opening leading into the sound chamber, a reed pipe adapted to emit sound into the sound chamber' when the air in said chamber is compressed, and a post' extending through said body of leadl andcooperating with the opening in said projecting portion to control the emission of vsound therethrough. l

6. A sounding device comprising a bellows with a, weighty iron head movable by gravity to expel air from the bellows, said head having an aperture therethrough and a body of lead cast to the head at said aperture, a guide post extending through said aperture and through an aperture in said body of lead whereby the head is slidably arranged on associated with said bellows.

lsaidvpost, and sounding means operatively 7 A Sounding device having a Collapsible air ehambei with a weighty-head movable hy gravity to Collapse said chamber, .a guide memheil for the weighty head and along which the weighty head is adapted to slide, 5 said guide member extending through the weighty head, said weighty head having Suitfaces of lead Where. it engages the guide lnelnherwwhereby the` weighty head slides easily Aon the guide membe,` andl .Sei'inding means operated leyl the` movement otvsai'd weighty head. i i Y In testimony ywhereof Signedzrmy Y name to` this specification. y n, A y

l i LOUIS ARONSON. 

